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Apress User Group Newsletter Issue 2; Quarter 2, 2005 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sections: 1. eBookshop at Apress.com 2. Let 'Em Rip 3. User Group Tools at Apress.com 4. Apress Beta Community 5. Radio/Audio Interviews 6. Promotions and Prizes 7. Your Local Events 8. The Latest Apress Books -- Hot Off the Press 9. Forthcoming Books -- Summer Releases 10. Upcoming Tradeshows *************************************** 1. eBookshop at Apress.com Apress is pleased to announce its new eBookshop, http://ebookshop.apress.com. You can choose from dozens of recently released Apress titles in PDF format, each at 50% off the regular price. Through June 2005, we'll take an ADDITIONAL 50% off the discount price of the first eBookshop title you purchase - for a total savings of 75% off the book's regular price! Please visit http://www.apress.com/userGroups/ebookpromotion.html to obtain your special user group member discount. There you will enter your user group name, your e-mail address, and this password: apressug2563493. If you have any questions about redeeming your discount, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************************** 2. Let 'Em Rip Have a computer book you don't like? Think you overpaid for what turned out to be a waste of your valuable time? Rip out and send in the copyright page from that book, and Apress will offer you an e-version of a better book for $10.00. Be sure to write the title and ISBN of the Apress eBook you would like, and a valid e-mail address where we can send your coupon to redeem for your $10.00 eBook. Please print carefully in blue or black ink. The book from which you rip the copyright page must be published January 1, 2000, or later. Photocopied, partial, or Apress copyright pages will not be accepted. Envelope must be postmarked no later than June 30, 2005. Limit one copyright page per name or e-mail address. Use of multiple e-mail addresses to obtain additional eBook coupons constitutes fraud. Incomplete or incorrect submissions will not be honored. Keep a photocopy of your copyright page for future reference. Copyright pages submitted become the property of Apress and will not be returned. Apress is not responsible for incomplete, lost, or late submissions. Void where prohibited by law. Send ripped-out copyright pages to: Apress Let 'Em Rip Promotion 2560 Ninth Street, Suite 219 Berkeley, CA 94710 Let 'em rip. *************************************** 3. User Group Tools at Apress.com Please visit the updated Apress User Groups page soon, which will contain lots of helpful information to supplement your group experience: http://www.apress.com/userGroups/. New features include downloadable Apress logos to post on your site and use in printed materials. We also offer a User Group Finder to locate other groups in your area. (Or just take a peek to see who's registered around the world.) You'll also find a convenient form for requesting an Apress author to speak with your group. *************************************** 4. Apress Beta Community On June 6, Apress will launch its Apress Beta Community (ABC), a new portal for .NET professionals. The ABC will provide the best in expert opinion, articles, and peer-to-peer discussion about Microsoft's .NET 2.0 Beta. The ABC will be hosted by ASP Today, and we encourage you to bookmark the link: http://www.asptoday.com/abc. *************************************** 5. Radio/Audio Interviews Apress has an active radio/audio presence! A growing number of authors are joining this trend, and strutting their stuff over the airwaves. We have future interview slots in the works. And very soon our radio/audio portal will be RSS-enabled, making it even easier for you to tune in. We've also posted past interviews for you to listen to and learn from. Check them out at http://www.apress.com/interview/radio.html. *************************************** 6. Promotions and Prizes Apress sponsored the Apress User Group Puzzler in April. We are pleased to announce the winner: Douglas Rowe, a member of the Columbia Java Users Group (COLAJUG), who designed the most creative and geek-savvy crossword puzzle. Douglas has won a Sony PlayStation Portable! Thank you to everyone who submitted a puzzle in April. We will display the winning crossword puzzle on our User Group site in June. Please visit our site then and test your Apress knowledge by trying the puzzle. If you missed the opportunity to participate in this promotion, don't fret! Apress will host another fun contest, the Apress Fractal Contest, in July 2005. Please check http://www.apress.com/ for details and rules about this upcoming contest. (And spread the word to other group members.) *************************************** 7. Your Local Events Are you hosting a user group summit or conference? Maybe a technical festival, education day, or code camp? Apress is pleased to have participated in all of these types of events, and we want to participate in your next event. Apress is happy to donate books and other goodies, and even arrange for an author to speak when possible. Please let me know if you'd like Apress to get involved: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************************** 8. The Latest Apress Books -- Hot Off the Press Beginning J2ME: From Novice to Professional, Third Edition By Jonathan Knudsen and Sing Li Published April 2005 ISBN: 1-59059-479-7 480 pp. $44.99 http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=426 Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach By Chris F.A. Johnson Published May 2005 ISBN: 1-59059-471-1 448 pp. $39.99 http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=419 Expert .NET Delivery Using NAnt and CruiseControl.NET By Marc Holmes Published May 2005 ISBN: 1-59059-485-1 400 pp. $49.99 http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=430 *************************************** 9. Forthcoming Books -- Summer Releases The Best Software Writing I: Selected and Introduced by Joel Spolsky To Publish: June 2005 ISBN: 1-59059-500-9 350 pp. $24.99 http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=453 A Programmer's Introduction to C# 2.0, Third Edition By Eric Gunnerson and Nick Wienholt To Publish: June 2005 ISBN: 1-59059-501-7 550 pp. $39.99 http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=454 The Definitive Guide to Java Swing, Third Edition By John Zukowski To Publish: June 2005 ISBN: 1-59059-447-9 1000 pp. $49.99 http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=393 *************************************** 10. Upcoming Tradeshows Apress will be exhibiting at the following shows this summer. If you are there, please stop by and say hello! BookExpo America New York City, NY June 3 - 5, 2005 http://www.bookexpoamerica.com Tech-Ed 2005 Orlando, FL June 5 - 10, 2005 http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2005/default.mspx O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) Portland, OR August 1 - 5, 2005 http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2005/ LinuxWorld 2005 San Francisco, CA August 8 - 11, 2005 http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/events/12SFO05A/ *************************************** We do not send unsolicited newsletters. You received this because you registered a user group at http://www.apress.com. To be removed from the Apress user group newsletter mailing list, e-mail us at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject line REMOVE. For all other requests, please do not reply to this e-mail. Instead, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we'll get back to you regarding your query. 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